Ceremony was but devised at first To set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, Recanting goodness, sorry ere ’tis shown; But where there is true friendship, there needs none. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)

Ceremony was but devised at first To set a gloss on faint deeds, hollow welcomes, Recanting goodness, sorry ere ’tis shown; But where there is true friendship, there needs none. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
He that loves to be flattered is worthy o’ the flatterer. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
One touch of nature makes the whole world kin. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
A man can understand what is similar to something already existing in himself. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
We can only give what we have. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
On a Drop of Dew See how the orient dew, Shed from the bosom of the morn Into the blowing roses, Yet careless of its mansion new, For the clear region where ’twas born Round in itself incloses: And in its little globe’s extent, Frames as it can its native element. How it the purple flow’r does slight, Scarce touching […]
Modest doubt is call’d the beacon of the wise. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
I am fully qualified to work as a doorkeeper, and for this reason: What is inside me, I don’t let out: What is outside me, I don’t let in. If someone comes in, he goes right out again — He has nothing to do with me at all. I am a Doorkeeper of the Heart, not a lump of wet […]
Man is nothing but contradiction; the less he knows it the more dupe he is. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
It is dangerous to abandon one’s self to the luxury of grief, for it deprives one of courage and even the wish for recovery. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)